Douglas County will celebrate their 20th consecutive year participating in National Adoption Day on Saturday, November 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Douglas-Omaha Civic Center, 1819 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska, 68183. The event begins with a guest speaker at the 8:30 a.m. press...

Shelton Nebraska will celebrate National Adoption Day on Saturday, November. The event is hosted by Judge Al Corey and celebrates approximately 60 adoptions that occurred over the past year in in the Central Service Area. It will include carnival-themed entertainment and activities for children and...

MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: Ed Malk, the Lancaster County Veterans Treatment Court Lead Mentor has received an award from The Berry Law Firm. The Berry Law Firm will be presenting Mr. Malk with a $500 check for his volunteer work with the court. Ed is the lead mentor of the 10 mentor team, consisting of...

Nebraska Bar-Press Guidelines, written almost 50 years ago, will be reviewed by a committee of the Nebraska State Bar Foundation to see if they need to be revised or if they remain relevant in today’s news environment. Nebraska Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Funke said work will begin in 2020 on a...

MEDIA ADVISORY For more information contact: Janet Bancroft | Public Information Officer | Nebraska Judicial Branch P: 402-471-3205| C: 402-429-7635 janet.bancroft@nebraska.gov The Nebraska Consortium of Tribal, State, and Federal Courts has invited Native American communities to share their...

Nebraska Supreme Court Justices will hold oral arguments on the South Sioux City High School campus on November 1, 2019, as part of the Nebraska Supreme Court’s outreach and education programming. Two arguments will be heard on November 1, beginning with an educational program at 10:00 a.m. Court...

Judge Thomas Harmon of the county court in Omaha and Judge Holly Parsley of the county court in Lincoln were awarded the Supreme Court’s highest honors during the annual meeting in La Vista on October 10, 2019. Harmon was presented the Improvement of Community Relations Award, and Parsley was given...

Commencement Ceremony for 6 th Judicial District Drug Court - Fremont Host Judge: Judge Geoffrey Hall Special Guest(s): Nebraska State Senator Lynne Walz Graduation and Celebration: Who: Fremont Adult Drug Court Date: October 22, 2019 Time: Hearing at 3:00 p.m., Celebration to follow Place: District...

LINCOLN – Jennifer D. Chrystal-Clark, Karine E. Sokpoh, both of Bennington; Amy N. Schuchman, Mary “Peg” Stevens, both of Elkhorn; Jonathon D. Crosby, Susanne M. Dempsey-Cook, Jessica P. Douglas, Britt H. Dudzinski, Jane M. McNeil, Sarah M. Moore, Candice J. Novak, Dami J. Oluyole, Kathleen S...

The Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court, Michael J. Heavican, presented Employee Recognition Awards on October 7, 2019, during the Nebraska Judicial Branch eleventh annual recognition event. An Employee Recognition Committee selected ten individuals and two teams from 57 nominations...